Monday, June 02, 2008

MV Blue Marlin

This was first brought to my attention through the Solent Area Shipping News site, a site well worth bookmaking if you are in the Solent area, for news and updates on happenings in the area.

According to the site, the USS Cole is visiting Portsmouth, accompanying HMS Illustrious.

I love the picture of what almost looks like a toy ship, balanced on another weird looking ship.

At 154m (505ft), the USS Cole is some 5 times the length of Lady Jane. That is some engineering feat that. Semi-sinking a ship so that she can float her cargo on board, then lifting the whole lot up to travel.